Kerry Flynn

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Kerry Flynn is a technology reporter for International Business Times focused on social media companies (FB, TWTR, Snapchat, Tinder), mobile apps and startups and how they affect areas of life such as the 2016 U.S. presidential election, entertainment and news reporting. Prior, she wrote for The Huffington Post, Forbes and Money magazine. Kerry studied environmental science and economics at Harvard College, where she led The Harvard Crimson's metro news and design teams and played mellophone in the Band. When not listening to startup pitches, she runs half-marathons, plays with puppies and pretends to like craft beer.

Ted Cruz, Rick Perry Unite For ‘Pro-Family Rally’ Where Thousands Hold Bibles High In South Carolina

The Republican presidential contenders were at a rally in South Carolina Saturday, focusing on Planned Parenthood and the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on same-sex marriage.

Katrina 10th Anniversary Memorial In New Orleans Brings Gov. Bobby Jindal, Citywide Day Of Service

“People have come back home because they believe in New Orleans. They believe in Louisiana,” Gov. Bobby Jindal says at a wreath-laying ceremony Saturday.

Austrian Police Find 3 Migrant Children In Critical Condition, As Suspects In Deaths Of 71 Migrants Appear In Hungarian Court

Austrian police discovered three critically ill children in a truck carrying 26 migrants. Separately, four suspects in the deaths of 71 migrants appeared in a Hungarian court.

WhatsApp For iPhone Overshadowed By Android, Windows Phone Usage

Facebook-owned communications app boasts 800 million monthly active users. With new updates, could it soon pass the 1 billion mark?

Splash Helps GIFs Join The Party On And Offline With Giphy Integration Update

Splash has added a tool that makes it easier to incorporate GIFs to your email invites.

Facebook Responds To Video ‘Freebooting,’ Adds Piracy Technology Like YouTube For Some Creators

“This will take time, but we’re working on it, and we’re committed,” Facebook announced in an blog post Thursday.

Snapchat Shuts Down Snap Channel Permanently

Snapchat Update For Discover Adds Mashable, IGN, Tastemade For Daily Content

Three new partners -- Tastemade, IGN and Mashable -- joined the site's Discover media network in an app update Thursday.

Teens Embrace Anonymous Social Networks To Discuss Awkward Topics, Build Confidence: Study

“Teens know what to use and know what their choices are,” said Catherine Teitelbaum, chief trust and safety officer at Ask.fm.

Yahoo’s Tumblr Gets Mobile-Friendly In Bid To Lure Developers, Brands From Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat

“Tumblr is the new front page of the Internet," according to Yahoo Senior Product Manager John Gronberg.

Tinder-For-College App Friendsy Helps 100,000 Students Hook Up, Friend Or Date

Friendsy, a mobile app that connects college students, just received a huge chunk of cash. But could it ever compete with Facebook and Tinder?

Alibaba (BABA) CEO Pens Post-Crash Memo: 'Let's Forget About The Stock Prices'

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA) chief executive Daniel Zhang penned a memo to employees following the company's NYSE crash.

Alibaba (BABA) Shares Trade Lower Than IPO Price, Down 13% At NYSE Open

The Chinese e-commerce giant struggled at market's open, tumbling below the initial price of its September 2014 listing.

African Startup Employs Twitter For Job Applications To Screen, Interview Candidates

The microblogging site is "excellent for reaching investors and for recruiting," says Mark Essien, CEO of Hotels.ng.

Social Outreach: California City Enlists Weibo, 'China's Twitter,' To Connect With Chinese-Speaking Residents

San Gabriel, California, with a largely Asian population, communicates on China's Weibo network as well as on Facebook and Twitter.

In Search Of The Real Thing: Why Global Advertisers Like Coca-Cola Are Ditching Celebs For Little-Known Instagram Artists

On the Facebook-owned photo-sharing app, Instagram, advertisers like Coca-Cola are ditching celebs in favor of young influencers.

Microsoft's Bing Search Now Reads The News For You With 'Smart Labels'

A new mobile feature in Bing scans new stories to provide more context for headlines.

LinkedIn Corp (LNKD) Launches 'Lookup' App To Replace Your Ugly Company Directory

The social network for professionals released a new app Wednesday as part of the company's mobile push.

YouTube Plans Creators Studio In Mumbai As Google Chief Sundar Pichai Targets India For Growth

Aspiring online video creators can now find filmmaking support in a new YouTube-sponsored space in India.

Watch Google's Humanoid Robot Crash Through A Forest, Step Gingerly Over Rocks [VIDEOS]

"I'm not saying it can do everything you can do, but... if we keep pushing, we'll get there," said Boston Dynamics founder Marc Raibert.

Facebook Events Update: Android Users Get Cover Art To Make Those Special Occasions Pop

Facebook Events, anyone? The social network is making it easier to plan parties and promote activities on the site's app.

Facebook Tests ‘Notes’ Update, Blog Redesign Layout For 'Longer-Form Stories' Akin To Medium

The company is testing a design update that would make long-form posts easier to publish and more visually appealing.

Jeff Bezos Responds: Amazon Workers Would Be 'Crazy To Stay' If New York Times Exposé Was True

CEO Jeff Bezos released an internal memo to employees denying the New York Times' depiction of Amazon as a "soulless, dystopian workplace."

Hacking The Hookup App: Can We Save Online Dating With More Data?

Entrepreneurs are racing to build the anti-Tinder, but can you succeed and profit without the online creeps?

Yahoo Livetext: The Best Messaging App To Sneak In Class Or Meetings

Yahoo Livetext, the company's one-to-one messaging mobile app, is live. But will anyone use a video chatting app that's silent?

Swipe And Trade: 'Robinhood' Free Stock-Trading App Comes To Android

The Robinhood mobile app is aimed at young investors looking for low-cost trading plans.

Hillary Clinton Emojis: 2016 Candidate Asks Millennials About College Debt On Twitter

Hillary Clinton reached for the youth vote by asking for emojis about student debt. It didn't go well.

How Many People Are On Tinder? Company Defends With 'Actual Data' In Vanity Fair Comeback

The popular hookup app defended the #GenerationTinder on Twitter in defense against a Vanity Fair magazine profile. But we still don't know how many people are there.